The Bundesliga is back and that means one thing and one thing only for the American soccer fan- it's Puli-time! By Peter Nolan

Jill Ellis has named a 22 player squad to face off against the Lady Ferns of New Zealand in a pair of friendlies on September 15, at Dick?s Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City. By Peter Nolan

FIFA has released the shortlists for both the men's and women's Player of the Year Awards, the first since the sport's governing body separated its award from the Ballon d'Or. By Peter Nolan

"Thank you, I appreciate it." It is not often that a lowly scribe is thanked by a professional athlete at the end of an interview but that was my experience Sunday evening at Yankee Stadium. By Peter Nolan